Christian hope is not optimism or wishful thinking. Hope is a theological virtue, essential to our faith, pointing us toward our ultimate meaning and end: union with God. As the Church celebrates ...

Philosophers have long debated the role of hope—some view it as a powerful virtue that fuels human action and spiritual connection, while others dismiss it as mere desire, a liability ...

Many perhaps forget that Mary wanted to be a virgin and desired, through the virtue of hope, to see the Divinity of her Son with the spiritual eyes of her immortal soul. Do we consider enough ...

Virtue of the Week focuses on building peaceful and caring communities through understanding and fostering the practice of ...

On the virtue of hope, Pope Francis quoted the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which calls hope the “sure and steadfast anchor of the soul.” “Thanks to God’s love in Jesus Christ ...

The theme of the 2025 Jubilee Year is “Pilgrims of Hope.” For those who wish to embark on a spiritual pilgrimage through reading and prayer during the Lenten season — or anytime during this ...

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The administration, faculty and student body of Hope College have affirmed a set of biblically grounded standards for the conduct of our public discussion of all issues. We call these the Virtues of ...